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Market Infrastructure
SEBI Consults on Adoption of Dual Class Share Structures
By Editors | 22/03/2019
SEBI’s consultation paper seeks feedback on the issuance of dual class shares by companies already listed in India and those that may be in future.
Market Infrastructure
UPDATED – Bank of England Grants Recognition to Indian Clearing Corporations
By Editors | 20/03/2019
The Metropolitan Clearing Corporation of India is the first Indian clearing corporation to receive recognition from under the UK’s temporary recognition regime.
Enforcement
RBI Issues Finalised Guidelines on Market Abuse
By Editors | 18/03/2019
The new rules against market abuse cover market and benchmark manipulation and the misuse of information in markets regulated by the RBI.
Securities / Derivatives
India Scraps FPI Investment Cap for Corporate Bonds
By Editors | 13/03/2019
In response to market feedback, SEBI has dropped the 20% cap on foreign portfolio investors’ investment in corporate bonds.
AML / KYC
SEBI’s Meets Opposition from Global Funds on KYC Requirements
By Editors | 12/03/2019
Global asset managers have opposed SEBI’s plan to create a centralised database of beneficial owners of foreign portfolio investors.
Securities / Derivatives
SEBI Allows Funds to Participate in Commodity Derivatives
By Editors | 04/03/2019
The entry of funds into commodity derivatives is expected hasten the development of and attract long-term liquidity to India’s commodities markets.
Securities / Derivatives
India Offers FPIs a New Route to Debt Markets
By Editors | 04/03/2019
While the RBI introduces a new scheme to encourage FPI participation in India’s debt markets, SEBI has tweaked valuation norms make debt funds more secure for investors.
Securities / Derivatives
SEBI Moves to Lower Trading Costs for Investors
By Editors | 04/03/2019
Fees SEBI charges to brokers, stock exchanges and companies seeking to list will be reduced, among other changes aimed at spurring capital market activity.
Fintech / Regtech
India Tech Startups Lobby for Dual-Class Share Structures
By Editors | 01/03/2019
A lobby group for startups in India is urging the government to change the criteria for shares with differential voting rights to allow founders and promoters to better safeguard their ownership control.
Securities / Derivatives
SEBI Revises Haircuts on G-Secs Used as Stock Trading Collateral
By Editors | 22/02/2019
Following feedback from clearing corporations, there will now be three haircut slabs depending on the type and tenure of government securities.
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